Nov 5, 2014, 09:05 AM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World News Brief | AstraZeneca announced that it has acquired Definiens, a diagnostics company specializing in image analysis software, as part of a strategy to refine its immuno-oncology programs.

Nov 5, 2014, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, UNITED STATES - Nov 5, 2014 - Cloud Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a therapeutics company focused on cloud-based drug design and development, announced today that it ratified its board of directors at its annual meeting on September 16, 2014

Nov 5, 2014, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

TOKYO, JAPAN - Nov 5, 2014 - Genedata, a leading provider of advanced software solutions for drug discovery and life science research, today announced that Takara Bio Inc

Nov 5, 2014, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

SHIRLEY, NY - Nov 5, 2014 - As cell is the basic unit of biology, more and more scientists are trying to separate, study and compare cells

Nov 4, 2014, 10:30 AM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World | News and product releases from around the industry, including the GIANT Consortium's record-breaking GWAS, a new organ-on-a-chip company, and plenty of announcements from the annual meeting of the American Society for Human Genetics.

Nov 4, 2014, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

NEW YORK, NY - Nov 4, 2014 -  SRA International, Inc., a leading provider of IT solutions and professional services to government organizations, announced that it has joined the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (Global Alliance) as an Organizational Member

Nov 4, 2014, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

NEW YORK, NY - Nov 4, 2014 - Medidata (NASDAQ: MDSO), a leading global provider of cloud-based solutions for clinical research in life sciences, and Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC (PPD), a global contract research organization (CRO), today announced they are expanding their partnership to provide the life science industry with a more comprehensive approach to risk-based monitoring (RBM)—aimed at conducting drug development more intelligently, more quickly and more cost-effectively

Nov 4, 2014, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

SEATTLE, WA - Nov 4, 2014 - The challenge of future-proofing scientific data systems just got a lot easier for life science companies

Nov 3, 2014, 14:00 PM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World News Brief | The National Cancer Institute has chosen two academic institutes and one private company to develop separate compute infrastructures for the analysis of cloud-hosted genomics data generated by large, public projects.

Nov 3, 2014, 11:20 AM by Michael Croft

MIT Technology Review | Jonathan Rothberg, founder of both 454 Life Sciences and Ion Torrent, is touting a new startup from his 4Combinator tech incubator that is developing a low-cost ultrasound device to plug into a smartphone.

Nov 3, 2014, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

SHIRLEY, NY - Nov 3, 2014 - Bioanalytical services help scientists to get more scientific findings. The professional team of Creative Animodel provides creative bioanalysis services, assuring the quality and cost of its services and products

Nov 3, 2014, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

BILLERICA, MA - Nov 3, 2014 - RainDance Technologies, Inc., a genomics tools company simplifying the analysis of complex genetic diseases, today announced the appointment of Martin M

Nov 3, 2014, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

SHIRLEY, NY - Nov 3, 2014 - Bioanalytical services help scientists to get more scientific findings. The professional team of Creative Animodel provides creative bioanalysis services, assuring the quality and cost of its services and products

Nov 3, 2014, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

PRINCETON, NJ - Nov 3, 2014 - Certara®, the leading global technology-enabled drug development and drug safety consultancy, today announced the launch of version 1

Oct 31, 2014, 09:30 AM by Michael Croft

Bio-IT World | Dutch startup MIMETAS, whose microfluidics technology forms a platform for three-dimensional, multi-cell-type tissue cultures, is securing new funding and partnerships as it expands its line of drug screening models.

Oct 30, 2014, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

NEW YORK, NY - Oct 30, 2014 - Medidata (NASDAQ: MDSO), the leading global provider of cloud-based solutions for clinical research in life sciences, today announced that it has signed an enterprise agreement with ASLAN Pharmaceuticals, an oncology-focused biotechnology company

Oct 29, 2014, 08:40 AM by Michael Croft

Nature News | With mass sequencing of humans now a practical reality, several large population studies are searching for people with rare mutations that completely knock out specific genes, to uncover these genes' functions and potentially new drug targets.

Oct 28, 2014, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA - Oct 28, 2014 - An exciting new research project that aims to make personalized medicine a reality for patients is launching in a number of community pharmacies across British Columbia

Oct 28, 2014, 00:00 AM by Michael Croft

WARSAW, POLAND - Oct 28, 2014 - KCR, a European Contract Research Organization (CRO) operating across 19 European countries and in the US, has turned to the cloud in a move to improve cross-functional collaboration and trial operations

Oct 27, 2014, 08:45 AM by Michael Croft

Xconomy | Syros Pharmaceuticals, a biotech focused on creating drugs that target gene expression regulatory pathways, has announced a $53 million Series B financing round.